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The ad patches would be placed on the left shoulder where NBA logo is located

NBA jerseys "almost certainly will feature small sponsorship patches on the shoulder area in two years, a move that league officials estimate could generate" $100M in revenue annually, according to Ken Berger of CBSSPORTS.com. The NBA BOG discussed the issue Thursday in its annual summer meeting, and NBA Deputy Commissioner & COO Adam Silver said that "there was virtually unanimous support for adopting some form of jersey ads." Guidelines for jersey sponsorship "are expected to be approved in September -- paving the way for the money-making ads on jerseys in time" for the '13-14 season. Silver said that the patches "would be 2.5 inches-by-2.5 inches." Silver: "My sense is that every team is in favor of doing this in some form." The spon ...